Where to Fish Spanish Lakes

Spanish Lakes


Upper Spanish Lake is a popular scenic alpine lake that lies in the middle of a five-lake complex. This lake is stocked with WCT and through connected water, fish have inhabited Lower Spanish Lake, North Spanish Lake and two smaller lakes that lie in between them.

Size: 12.1 acres
Elevation: 8,990.5 ft
Directions: Use the Spanish Creek Road located off of HWY 191, south of Gallatin Gateway to gain access to the Spanish Creek Trailhead. From the Trailhead take Trail#407 to Trail#413 and then to Trail#411, which takes you directly to the lake.
Status of the Fishery: This lake contains both Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. YCT were last stocked in this lake in 2003 then the plant switched to WCT in 2007. This lake is currently on a four-year stocking cycle. The last WCT plant occurred in 2022. FWP last sampled the lake in 2014 and found fish from 11.3-13 inches in length.
Township/Range/Section: 05S 02E 36
Latitude/Longitude: 45.35961 -111.41938
FWP Region: Region 3  
County: Madison
Fishing District: Central
Type: MTNLAKE
Type: MTNLAKE
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Year Species Abbrv Length Weight M/C Count Sex Mort Hook Scar Disease Scales Otolith Fin Clip Tag Comment Genetics Age Stomach Intercept Slope Gear Equipment Trip Date Pass/Run Water Section Lat/Down Lon/Down Lat/Up Lon/Up Agency Start Depth End Depth
Year Angler Days Std. Error
2021 838 431
2017 973 639
2015 86 86
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